Imlay Shire

Imlay Shire
New South Wales
Population5,283 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seatEden
RegionSouth Coast

Imlay Shire was a local government area in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Imlay Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]

The shire office was in Eden.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire include Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula and Tathra.[3]

In 1961 Imlay Shire had a population of 5283.[1]

Imlay Shire was amalgamated with Mumbulla Shire and the Municipality of Bega on 1 January 1981 to create Bega Valley Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[4]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Imlay Shire Council: Proposed town improvement districts (2)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 January 1938. p. 58. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Imlay Shire Council: Proposed town improvement local rates (5)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 January 1937. p. 183. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.